Budget
UrbanNerd: As Fiscal ’19 Begins, a Breakdown of Agency Budgets
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Have you made your New (Fiscal) Year resolutions yet?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: As Mayor & Council Clash Over Fares, CUNY MetroCards Offer a Compromise
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The Council backs a $212 million proposal for half-price MetroCards for poor families. Mayor de Blasio balks at the price-tag. Why not compromise on free transit for low-income community college students?
Budget
Jackknife Comedy
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Jackknife Comedy is a rad monthly stand up show the first Saturday of every month at The Creek and The Cave in Queens, hosted by two dummies from Iowa named Gideon Hambright and Patrick Hastie! Each show they pick a bunch of their favorite comedians to come do sets, be cool and have a blast! This months comics are: Alex Pavone (MONTREAL JUST FOR LAUGHS FESTIVAL), Carmen Lagala (BRIDGETOWN COMEDY FESTIVAL), Diego Attanasio (GILDA’S LAUGHFEST), Anya Volz (WOMEN IN COMEDY FESTIVAL), Jake Mattera (BIG SKY COMEDY FESTIVAL), Melissa Diaz (NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL), Sam Rose (UFOLOGY PODCAST) and Christiana Jackson (SUMMON THE GOATS). Come out and party! Tickets are only $5.
Budget
Housing Advocates See Meager Gains, Some Threats in State Budget
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There is a $15 million allocation for rental subsidies and a modest allocation for NYCHA, but also language on state oversight that concerns some advocates.
NEWS
Congress Spending Package Is Good News for NYC Tenants
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(That’s assuming the President doesn’t veto the deal.)
ACS
CityViews: Gov. Cuomo, Don’t Pass a Budget on the Backs of Our Children
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‘At a time when the number of children in foster care continues to grow in the rest of the country, New York is a model for keeping children safe.’ Will the money to support that work be withdrawn?
Budget
UrbaNerd: How Much Support has the State Sent NYCHA?
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State payments to NYCHA have soared over the past couple years. But the vast majority of that money is actually Sandy recovery funding from the federal government, not from Albany’s coffers.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: State Budget Must Protect Tax Credits That Fund Affordable Housing
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‘Simply put, the impact of this tax credit deferral would be a reduction in the industry’s ability to build and preserve much-needed housing for low- and middle-income New Yorkers – especially right here in New York City.’
Budget
City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget
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While the drastic cuts to HUD proposed by Trump are unlikely to pass, the future funding levels for the agency remain uncertain.
Max & Murphy Podcasts
Max & Murphy: Mayor De Blasio’s Trip To Albany
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It’s an annual rite of mid-winter: The mayor of New York City travels to the state capitol to give his take on the governor’s proposed budget, and state legislators pelt the mayor with questions about whatever is on their minds. Bill de Blasio’s fifth trip to Albany involved some familiar themes and faces, but a slightly different feel.